WTB: Tower case for IBM model 80, 60 or 65 (PS/2)

[Chuck Guzis]

 On 9/21/2005,  jpero at sympatico.ca  wrote:

>I was advised that to change this 220VAC unit to 115VAC would 
>not work even I knew what exactly to do just install voltage doubler circuit.

I got the same story from an IBM marketing rep when I wanted to take an (original) US-use PC to India to run on 220v 50Hz.  He was right, but for a reason that I hadn't considered.  

In the old 60w PC power supplies, the fan is AC-operated and is specific to the line voltage stamped on the nameplate.  I simply replaced the fan with a DC-operated one (maybe it taxed the meager +12 supply a bit, but hey, it worked) and bundled the unit off to Bangalore where it put in several years of service.

I don't know if the same situation obtains for you, but you could also just keep the box and substitute the innards from a generic PC power supply.

I was looking through the stuff in my garage and noted that I still have a carton of old PS/2 Diskette Adapter/A (5.25") boxes.  These were surplused by IBM and the drives themselves scavenged for resale, but I've still got the cases complete with power supply and cable and hardware (including the tamper-proof Torx screws) in their original shipping boxes.  They're really very well constructed units.

Anyone interested?

Cheers,
Chuck